United States: Professional Negligence

Participants in Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s retirement plan have filed a proposed class action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The participants allege that Vanderbilt violated...

In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the United States Supreme Court held that state-law negligent hiring claims against freight brokers are not preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (“FAAAA”).

Divorce proceedings involving significant or complex assets are rarely straightforward. Beyond the emotional and legal dimensions, these cases often hinge on a clear and defensible understanding of financial reality.

The rising popularity of AI-generative technology is often in the news these days, ranging from discussion of the enormous potential associated with said technologies to very real concerns about how the technologies...

On Monday, FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic and one of its reporters, alleging defamation over an April 17 story detailing the Director's alleged excessive drinking...

A New York appellate court recently reversed a lower court's summary judgment award in a rear-end collision case, establishing that a sudden stop on a highway without apparent reason can provide a non-negligent explanation for the trailing driver. The decision in Correa v. Cannon demonstrates how certain sudden stops differ from typical rear-end collision scenarios where the trailing driver is presumed negligent. This ruling offers critical guidance for defendants facing liability in highway rear-end accide

Texas, like a number of other states, strictly interprets indemnity clauses. Moreover, it has adopted a strict interpretation of a rule called the Express Negligence Doctrine.

Because a tort plaintiff in Illinois is entitled to only one satisfaction for an injury, the state's Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (the Act), 740 ILCS 100/0.01, et seq., provides that a settlement...

The Federal Maritime Commission's (FMC or Commission) recent decision on Seafrigo's petition for attorneys' fees in Bakerly, LLC v. Seafrigo USA, Inc., Dkt. No. 22‑17, offers a rare window into how the FMC...